Cooking with kids: confetti tuna in celery sticks

Sandwiches need to be extra special to make it to dinner (no PB and Js here). Everyday Food editor Sarah Carey shows you how to make this hearty meal.

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Children are more likely to eat healthy foods if they get to be involved in the process of making it. Allowing them to taste the ingredients separately before they are mixed together can help them develop their palette.

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You may not want to stress how healthy this recipe for confetti tuna in celery sticks is as that could cause your kids to automatically not like it. Instead, focus on the fun your family can have making them.

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Janice Holland is a retired educator and author of three books. She has been married to her childhood sweetheart for 40 years. Her daughter and her son-in-law both teach in public schools-she in 5th grade; he in high school P.E. She has one granddaughter who turned 5 in January and calls Janice Nanny. Janice is a lifelong resident of Suffolk, VA. She attends Believers Church where she serves children with special needs as part of the Children's Ministry.

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